- Thursday, February 27, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) on Tuesday (1) said that the upcoming three-match one-day international series between India and the West Indies will be played behind closed doors in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The two teams are set to play the three matches at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, in Gujarat between February 6 and 11. They will play as many T20 internationals after that at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, West Bengal, starting February 16.
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“Considering the current situation, all the matches will be played behind the closed doors,” the official handle of GCA tweeted.
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“We are all set to host West Indies Tour of India ODI Series 2022. 1st ODI on 6th of Feb will be a very special and historic match as India will be playing its 1000th ODI. Indian team will be the first cricket team in the world to achieve this feat,” it added.
The Asian side will become the first team to play 1,000 one-day matches. Of the 999 matches they have played so far, they have won 518, lost 431, tied nine while 41 were inconclusive. Only Australia have won more matches – 581 – and they have played 958 games.
In case of the T20 matches, however, the situation will be different. Recently, the government of West Bengal gave permission for 75 per cent crowd for the matches.
“We are thankful to the honourable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, chief secretary and Government of West Bengal for announcing the resumption of sporting activities as well as for allowing 75 per cent of the capacity of spectators back to the stadium,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya said in a statement.
“We feel that it will give a fresh lease of life to the sportspersons of the state. After the New Zealand T20I last year, this time too, CAB is confident that it will be able to successfully host the three T20Is against the West Indies in a similar manner,” he added.
